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HPO featured on Paul Frehner Album
Read MoreWe are elated to share the news of the recent album release Sometimes the Devil Plays Fate by Paul Frehner – composer and friend to the HPO! The works on this album were recorded with the Hamilt…
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HPO Launches 23-24 Season!
Read MoreHamilton, ON – Under the artistic leadership of Music Director Gemma New in her final season as Music Director, the HPO is thrilled to announce our 23-24 concert season. This season, we …
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James Sommerville conducts on May 13
Read MoreWe are so excited to welcome James Sommerville back to Hamilton to conduct our Beethoven 5 on May 13! James was previously the HPO’s Music Director for seven seasons, leading the orchestra to great …
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Q&A with Composer Fellow Gavin Fraser
Read MoreMeet Gavin Fraser, one of our 22-23 Composer Fellows whose work For dappled things premieres at our May 13 concert, Beethoven 5! Gavin Fraser (1993, he/him) is a composer hailing from Antigonish…
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Gemma New and James Sommerville conduct the HPO this May
Read MoreHAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra is thrilled to present the final concerts of a fantastic 22-23 season! We welcome employees from orchestras across Canada to this year’s Orchestr…
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We are elated to share the news of the release of composer Paul Frehner’s album, Sometimes the Devil Plays Fate, recorded with the HPO and Gemma New! Read about it on hpo.org/news 🎵 📷#1: Album artwork by Paul’s daughter, Meghan Frehner. 📷#2 (from left to right): Clarinetist Dominic Desautels, poet Dane Swan, composer Paul Frehner, and violinist Andrea Tyniec. The album’s title track sets to music poetry by acclaimed Toronto-based author Dane Swan, and bassist and composer Charles Mingus. The second work - Cloak, Concerto for Clarinet and Ensemble - features Dominic Desautels, Principal Clarinet of the COC and previously Principal Clarinet of the HPO. . . . @CanadianMusicCentre @GemmaNew #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #GemmaNew #Album #Release #PaulFrehner #Canadian #Composer #UofW #Contemporary #Orchestral #Music #Symphony #CMC #CanadianMusic #CanadianMusicCentre #GemmaNew
Thanks for your fantastic feature on our season announcement, @BeyondJamesBlog ✨ This article shares exciting details on the soloists and conductors gracing the Mainstage in 23-24 as we share our final season with Gemma New and continue our search for HPO's next Music Director. Head over to @BeyondJamesBlog and click the link in their bio to read the full article or visit: https://beyondjames.com/hpo2324season/
LAST CHANCE for tickets to see the HPO perform tomorrow (May 27) with Kara-Lis Coverdale, Kirke Karja and Ansambel Triskele at Collective Arts Brewing! 🎟️Buy tickets with the link in our bio! 🎵Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra with Kara-Lis Coverdale, Kirke Karja & Ansambel Triskele 📅Saturday, May 27 at 6pm at Collective Arts Brewing (207 Burlington Street East, Hamilton) ⬇️ABOUT THE MUSIC⬇️ Ansambel Triskele - keepers of ancient folk songs - gives a view into Estonian music history. Thanks to a specially commissioned arrangement by Ardo Ran Varres, Ansambel Triskele will perform together with the HPO. Ansambel Triskele is rarely accompanied by orchestra, which makes this premiere even more special. Kara-lis Coverdale, known for her electronic soundscapes shows her talent as composer and pianist. First performing solo piano, then Triskele and members of the HPO will perform a brand new commission. Kirke Karja first performs with her Trio followed by a Canadian premiere of Karja’s Piano Concerto. The piece will be performed by Karja herself. This Estonian Music Week event includes three Canadian Premieres ✨ @estonianmusicweek
✨Discover your orchestra in 23-24✨ Our 23-24 Mainstage concert series brings us on a journey of discovery, inspiration and togetherness. From masterworks to contemporary gems, this season is coloured with stories of life’s most precious moments, brought to life by a talented slate of guest artists and our own HPO musicians as soloists! Subscribe today to curate your year of orchestral magic with a 9, 7, 5 or 3-Concert Package 🎵 Subscribers receive up to 25% off on tickets (compared to single ticket prices), priority seating, free ticket exchanges, the option to pay in installations, and much more! Aged 35 or less? Check out our 35 & Under subscription packages for big savings and exclusive perks. Click the link in our bio to see all of our 23-24 concerts and subscription packages on hpo.org!
Experience unique nordic perspectives with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra as EMW 2023 anniversary festival moves to Hamilton on May 27. Journey from some of the earliest known music of the region now known as Estonia to a young visionary composer of the Canadian-Estonian diaspora to a bright star of Tallinn’s jazz scene. Kara-Lis Coverdale, known for her electronic soundscapes shows her talent as composer and pianist. First performing solo piano, then joined by Ansambel Triskele and members of the HPO to perform a brand new commission.* Kirke Karja first performs with her Trio, followed by a Canadian premiere of Karja’s Piano Concerto – performed by Karja herself. Ansambel Triskele gives a view into Estonian music history. Thanks to a specially commissioned arrangement by Ardo Ran Varres, Ansambel Triskele will perform together with the HPO. The ensemble is rarely accompanied by orchestra, which makes this premiere even more special. *Commissioned by Alan Teder in memory of Velda and Ingvar Kattemaa. May 27, 6pm at Collective Arts Brewing PS. The festival day in Hamilton festival starts with free artist talks and workshops – join us! ⬆️Click the link in our bio for tickets!
Flashback to last Friday's Education Concert🎵 We had a blast with all the students who joined us to hear Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Iman Habibi's Jeder Baum Spricht and a sneak peek of Gavin Fraser's for dappled things! With the help of our Education Manager Megan Benjafield, students followed along to the da-da-da-dum motif throughout Beethoven's Fifth. Our host Abigail Richardson-Schulte, orchestra correspondent and Composer Fellow Gavin Fraser, and composer Iman Habibi helped students learn all about the orchestra and the different parts of a symphony, becoming a composer and getting inspired to write music, the one-of-a-kind personality of Beethoven and his royal antics, and much more! Thank you all for joining us last week and we can't wait to welcome you back to FirstOntario Concert Hall next season🎵
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